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As of 2008, in an average household in a temperate climate, the yearly use of household energy is comprised as follows:

European Union

According to eurostat as of 2021, households represented 27% of final energy consumption in the EU. The main use of energy by households was for heating their homes (64.4% of final energy consumption in the residential sector), with renewables accounting for more than a quarter (27%) of EU households space heating consumption.